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Discover the untold stories of Lee's Summit, Missouri
... full of memories and surprises.

This is where timeless artifacts and displays about Lee’s Summit can be accessed. We’re here to enrich, inspire, and interact with you. By preserving these stories, displays, and keepsakes, a space in time will remain throughout the generations.

The Museum is located in historic Downtown Lee’s Summit where the WPA Post Office was housed in 1939.

The gift shop is located inside the Museum and offers a variety of items about the history of Lee’s Summit as well as other local items. The gift shop is open whenever the Museum is open.

Read the story of Lee’s Summit: Lee’s Summit Past and Present.

Hours

April -- December

  • Thursday: 10:00 – 2:00 
  • Friday: 10:00 – 2:00
  • Saturday: 10:00 – 4:00

January -- March

  • Thursday: 12:00 – 2:00 
  • Friday: 12:00 – 2:00
  • Saturday: 11:00 – 3:00

We follow the Lee’s Summit R7 snow day schedule.

Our museum is open for groups by appointment. Please contact the museum at 816-287-4477 to schedule.

Admission

  • Adults — $5.00 
  • Children 12 & under — free
  • Historical Society members — free

Active duty military personnel and/or their spouses and children (must present a current military ID card) receive free admission from Memorial Day through Labor Day annually. 

Learn more.

Specials

  • Contact us for group tours.
  • As the Museum is a member of Blue Star Museums, active-duty military personnel and/or their spouses and children (must present a current military ID card) receive free admission from Memorial Day through Labor Day annually. Learn more.

Congratulations to the 2024 Legends of Lee’s Summit.

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Buck & Sandy Langsford
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Tom Lovell
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Mary Ann Rhoads
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Randy Rhoads
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Ralph "Doc" Powell
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Geneva High
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Matt Sanning
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Megan Salerno

Join Us at the Historic Longview Mansion on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Congratulations to the 2024 Legends of Lee's Summit.

Langsford_Buck Sandy
Buck & Sandy Langsford
Lovell_Tom
Tom Lovell
Rhoads_MaryAnn
Mary Ann Rhoads
Randy-Rhoads3-reized
Randy Rhoads
Ralph.Doc.Powel-croppedl
Ralph "Doc" Powell
High_Geneva
Geneva High
Sanning_Matt
Matt Sanning
Salerno_Megan
Megan Salerno

Join Us at the Historic Longview Mansion on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Congratulations to the 2024 Legends of Lee’s Summit.

Langsford_Buck Sandy
Buck & Sandy Langsford
Lovell_Tom
Tom Lovell
Rhoads_MaryAnn
Mary Ann Rhoads
Randy-Rhoads3-reized
Randy Rhoads
Doc-Powell-resized
Ralph "Doc" Powell
High_Geneva
Geneva High
Sanning_Matt
Matt Sanning
Salerno_Megan
Megan Salerno

Join Us at the Historic Longview Mansion on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.